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Just war against terror : the burden of American power in a violent world
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Just war against terror : the burden of American power in a violent world

Author: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2004, ©2003.
Edition/Format: Book : English : Pbk. edView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jean Bethke Elshtain
ISBN: 0465019110 9780465019113
OCLC Number: 56572188
Description: xi, 251 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction : "Politics is not the nursery" -- 1. What happened on September 11? -- 2. What is at stake? -- 3. What is a just war? -- 4. Is the war against terrorism just? -- 5. The academy responds to terror -- 6. Taking terrorists at their word -- 7. Where is the legacy of Niebuhr and Tillich? -- 8. The pulpit responds to terror -- 9. The problem with peace -- 10. Encountering Islamist fundamentalism -- 11. States and self-defense in a dangerous time -- 12. American power and responsibility Epilogue : Four brave women -- appendix. What we're fighting for -- Noters -- Index.
Responsibility: Jean Bethke Elshtain.

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